Reviews

Jessica Hausner’s (Lovely Rita 2001) film, Little Joe, is a new, unnerving, moody thriller. The film stars Emily Beecham (The Thirteenth Tale 2013), Ben Whishaw (Mary Poppins Returns 2018), Kerry Fox (Mayhem 2017 – read our review here), Kit Connor (His Dark Materials TV series), and Phénix Brossard (Riviera 2017). Synopsis: Alice, a single mother, …

The horror genre has a fascination with teens. Whether werewolf, ghost, masked killer or clown, the threat always comes for teenagers first if it can. I believe the teen is most often burned on horror’s bier because of their uncertainty. They are children in many ways, but on the cusp …

I’ve been a fan of Stephen King since junior high when I found a battered copy of Christine in my school library. I own most of his books and have read a pretty good chunk of them. A couple of years ago, I was gifted a copy of King’s The …

The Film from Hell winner of NFF 2019 is the incredibly brutal 29 Needles. Aptly enough, the film was screened at 2:00 AM during the Late Night Mind Fuck block on Saturday night. The title is a reference to notorious killer Albert Fish: when he was apprehended for over 100 …

Winner of the Best Short Film Cesar Award, Remi Allier’s Little Hands (Les Petites Mains) shows a violent situation from the point of view of two year-old child. The film stars newcomer Emile Moulron Lejeune, Jan Hammenecker (Cub 2014), Steve Driesen (Landes 2013), and Sandrine Blancke (The Son Of The Shark …

Who else is tired of the current video game landscape? Does anyone else want to travel back in time for a bit of nostalgic bliss? My time machine is busted, but my memory banks are full, so let’s take a trip backwards and talk about the NES! The original NES, …

The ’90s may be known as the decade that brought back the slasher genre to audiences with Scream, but it is also the decade that brought many creature features to us. Bats (1999) is one of them. Released on October 20, 1999, the film may not be as well know …

With Stranger Things, Tigers Are Not Afraid, (read our reviews here and here) and It (read our reviews here and here), people are rediscovering the terrifying magic of being a child. More than being vulnerable, the willingness in children to believe in the fantastical creates a grounded atmosphere for nightmares to …

Beware the shadows and the darkness that seems so silent. Beware the closed doors, the whispering mirrors. Beware the Song of Horror that nests in the cracks of your mind. Just in time for the holiday, indie developer Protocol Games releases their game, Song of Horror, to get you in …

Puppet Killer is the new horror-comedy by Canadian director Lisa Ovies with a screenplay by Kevin Mosley. The film stars Aleks Paunovic, Lee Majdoub, Lisa Durupt, Richard Harmon, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Kyle Cassie, and Geoff Gustafson. The film received its US premiere as well as The Best of the Fest …